préindustriel
French, adjective/pʁe.ɛ̃.dys.tʁi.jɛl/
préindustriel is spelled P-R-É-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written French, the 207,469th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préindustriel is a French adjective meaning “preindustrial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la société, à la culture qui existait avant l’industrialisation, dont le secteur primaire occupe la…”.
What does préindustriel mean in English?
adjective
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preindustrial
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la société, à la culture qui existait avant l’industrialisation, dont le secteur primaire occupe la majorité des individus.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of préindustriel
- préindustrielle feminine
- préindustriels masculine plural
- préindustrielles feminine plural
- pré-industriel
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préindustriel?
- /pʁe.ɛ̃.dys.tʁi.jɛl/
- \pʁe.ɛ̃.dys.tʁi.jɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to préindustriel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is préindustriel in French?
préindustriel appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).